diff --git a/gnu/packages/jemalloc.scm b/gnu/packages/jemalloc.scm
index 143c80c2cb..52d43e8bd3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/jemalloc.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/jemalloc.scm
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ (define-public jemalloc
                (base32
                 "13pc6gcs5d6ws63jv83vslrb1vlqdnf1dg43awkb9bbj9xqnvl7s"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
-    ;; XXX FIXME: Use gcc-4.8 on i686 to work around
-    ;; <http://bugs.gnu.org/20856>.
-    (native-inputs (if (and (not (%current-target-system))
-                            (string-prefix? "i686-" (%current-system)))
-                       `(("gcc" ,(canonical-package gcc-4.8)))
-                       '()))
     (home-page "http://www.canonware.com/jemalloc/")
     (synopsis "General-purpose scalable concurrent malloc implementation")
     (description